HID Global and ASSA ABLOY AB announced that they settled two lawsuits they had filed against Farpointe Data involving two patents related to multi-technology readers and other issues. Prior to the settlement, HID Global had obtained a victory relating to the two asserted patents. In particular, the United States District Court for the Central District […]

Cubic Transportation Systems announced that travelers now can take the Metrorail to and from the Miami International Airport (MIA), including paying their fares using the EASY Card smart card system. Cubic extended the EASY Card system to MIA Metrorail Station under an approximately $1 million option in the original contract with MDT, including new fare […]

HID Global has expanded its ICLASS SE platform with two additions: the standards-based iCLASS Seos credential and support for the industry-standard Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP). iCLASS Seos features a standards-based card edge and is portable for use on NFC smart phones so that customers can utilize smart cards, mobile devices or both within their […]

The Water Emergency Transit Agency (WETA), operator of San Francisco Bay Ferry, announced it will bring Clipper Card into acceptance on the Alameda/Oakland and Harbor Bay ferry routes. Beginning October 1, Clipper will be available on three San Francisco Bay Ferry routes: the South San Francisco/ Alameda/Oakland, the Alameda Main Street/Oakland/San Francisco, and the Alameda […]

Identive Group Inc. will release an update to its Hirsch Velocity security management solution at the 2012 ASIS International conference. This 3.5 version will have new features for integrated physical and logical access management. Hirsch Velocity 3.5 adds real-time capabilities that enables end-users to instantly get information across devices and environments. The system can now […]

OC Transpo said the “root cause” leading to Ottawa’s Presto card problems appears to be fixed, according to a local news report. The Presto system was originally scheduled to go live July 1, but due to technical problems with the system the transit decided to push the launch back. OC Transpo says its “cautiously optimistic” […]

The University of Massachusetts has completed upgrading its UCard to contain a contactless chip. The conversion, which began two years ago, is now using HID’s iClass technology that will enable students to gain access to their dorms. The UCard is also designed to be the only card students will need while on campus. The university […]

HID Global released Secure Identity Services, a credential management system for on-demand card badging and credential provisioning. The Web-based system can handle badges on plastic cards, tokens and digital credentials for select NFC-enabled smart phones. With Secure Identity Services, users can manage the flow of ID card badge requests and large-volume re-badging projects. Users can […]